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Sarclet can be dour but worth a turn out especially if you have a float tube. Also Hempriggs, often no-one there but plenty trout up to a pound and a half. Dunnet Head lochs worthwhile.

Sarclet used to be worth a day, but I have not fished it for years.

https://caithness.org/fishing/lochsincaithness/sarclet/index.htm

Going up myself in 2 weeks thrumster estate waters are ok not massive fish but plenty of them permits from thrumster house usually give dunnet head club waters a pop long loch is access easy permits from tackle shop thurso

Quote from: Jon on Yesterday at 06:11:06 PMDid you buy a bottle of Colony?

Yeah, the Fluval equivalent, added over 3 days. Last day is tomorrow. I'll test the tank water in a few days to make sure the rocks, wood and substrate have not altered anything. If all is OK I might add a shoal of dither fish to kick things off, probably a dozen Neons.

Good numbers for what you want. It's great that your NO3 reading is 0.

Did you buy a bottle of Colony?

They do. But the amount is so low it makes no difference.

Personally I'd use carbon in pretty much every aquarium filter and replace it every six weeks or so. It's not essential by any means but it keeps your water looking 'polished' and clear and sweet smelling. I've adapted a number of filters over the years on small tanks to include it.

The only time you don't want it is when medicating. 

Do activated charcoal filter elements remove liquid fertilisers from tank water? I know you are advised to remove them when medicating, but feeding plants?

Did a baseline test of my tap water, no huge surprises knowing the glen it comes from.

Ammonia 0
Nitrite o
Nitrate 0
pH 6.5 to 7.0
Carbonate Hardness 2
General Hardness 2

I'll do the same again with the cycled tank water before the first fish go in.

Quote from: Wildfisher on Yesterday at 01:29:53 PMAquarium Co-Op is one of my regular watches. As you say he appears to have a lot of knowledge.

Heiko Bleher is also worth listening too if you ever come across him. You might find the Biotope Aquarium Project he promotes interesting.

Aquarium Co-Op is one of my regular watches. As you say he appears to have a lot of knowledge.